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The Docks moated site and dock at Willington in Bedfordshire is a medieval earthwork comprising a substantial moated enclosure associated with water management features related to the River Great Ouse. The site dates to the medieval period and represents an example of a moated homestead, a settlement form common in the Midlands and eastern England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat itself, along with the adjacent dock structure, indicates the site's importance for both domestic occupation and river-based commerce or transport, reflecting the strategic location of Willington on a navigable watercourse. The earthworks survive as significant landscape features that contribute to understanding medieval settlement patterns and the relationship between inland sites and water-based communication networks in medieval Bedfordshire.
'The Docks' moated site and dock, Willington is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012079. View the official record →
The Docks moated site and dock at Willington in Bedfordshire is a medieval earthwork comprising a substantial moated enclosure associated with water management features related to the River Great Ouse. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012079.
'The Docks' moated site and dock, Willington is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012079.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement south of Willington (1.7 km), Settlement site N of Chapel End Farm (2.6 km), Site discovered by aerial photography S of village (3.7 km).
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